Published by the Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc.

Secular invocations: David Suhor

The text of the invocation was originally written by Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple. The invocation was delivered by David Suhor, a musician, activist, teacher and co-founder of The Satanic Temple West Florida.

Suhor sang it to an altered version of Albert Malotte's famous and beautiful melody for the "Lord's Prayer" (1935).

This was his fifth invocation before local elected boards. David is also a plaintiff in FFRF's lawsuit against the city of Pensacola for the exclusive display of the "Bayview Cross," a huge Latin cross in a local public park.

Let us stand now,unbowed and unfetteredby arcane doctrinesborne of fearful minds in darkened times.Let us embrace the Luciferian impulseto eat of the Tree of Knowledgeand dissipate our blissfuland comforting delusions of old.Let us demandthat individuals be judged for their concrete actions,not their fealty to arbitrary social normsand illusory categorizations.Let us reason our solutionswith agnosticism in all things,Holding fast only to that which is demonstrably true,Let us stand firm against any and all arbitrary authoritythat threatens the personal sovereignty of One or All.That which will not bend must break,and that which can be destroyed by truthshould never be spared its demise.It is Done. Hail Satan.